In my malware investigations, I’ve repeatedly seen a UK-based host, so I began to dig deeper. I don’t have the time to dig this deep into every site, so it really has to be something that gets my attention to warrant such a distraction. In this case, it was seeing repeated downloads of files from […]
I finally got around to digging through the most recent load of mail sitting on the corner of the desk in my home office. While typically comprised of impressive pounds of magazines I’m constantly barraged with (all because selling magazine subscriptions every couple weeks seems to be the school/athletics fund rasier of choice for […]
I recently returned from the 2006 Gartner IT Security Summit and I’ll soon be heading to Cisco Networkers. I actually enjoy working tradeshows because its allows me to hear what’s on people’s minds, and it allows me to meet as many customers and prospects as I would otherwise have to travel for a month and […]
Passing through Denver International Airport the other day in continuing my ceaseless trudge to a meeting some place or another, I dropped by one of the shoe shine stands in hopes of prolonging the life of my favorite dress shoes. As directed, I took a seat next to a rather large fellow fumbling busily with […]
In the course of notifying the public, some vendors’ vulnerability advisories have been less informative than others. Whereas a significant number of vendors have come to realize the value of some form of disclosure over time, others continually fail to provide actionable information. This entry is not a discussion of the merits and failings of […]
